The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-11
A BIG HAUL.
Another Daring Train Robbery
The st. Louis, Arkansas 81 Texas
" Express Held Up.
The Eighwaymen Secure Plumber
" to the Amount of $4,000.
Passengers Paralyzed with Terror,
but Are Not Molested.
Interviews with Persons Aboard at the
Time-A Pursuing Party En-
counters the Gang but
Makes no Captures.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Dec. l0.--Iniorma-
ltion has just been received here that the
train bound north over the st. Louis, Ar
kansas 4 Texas railroad was stopped by
train robbers ten miles this side OF Tex
arkana, Ark, late last night, and the ex-
press car, mail and passengers all relieved
Of cash. The amount is not yet known.
Gov. Hughes has just received the follow
ing from General Superintendent Homan,
Of the st. Louis. Arkansas 4 Texas road
TExAEKANA, Ark, Dec. 10.
Z To the Hon. S. p. Hughes, Governor
our north. bound passenger train wns robbed
I about ten miles north OF here last evening about
o'clock by three masked men. Express car
robbed, passengers and mail not molesed. Have
started armed posse from here north and from
ieadyille SOUTH posse has also gone up the Iron
n Mountain road from Mando. sheriff will watch
the roads leading from this place.
Gov. Hughes has offered $500 for the ar
rest and conviction of each robber The
railroad company also offer several thou
sand dollars reward. The amount taken
is said to reach $40, 600.
A Gazette pine Bluff special says the
\ robbery occurred at O'Clock last night
twelve miles north OF Texarkana, on train
bound north. r. p. Johnson, the postal
clerk on duty at the time, says the train
was suddenly stopped when moving out OF
Geneva station. lie saw three rough look
ing men board the engine, and he knew
something was wrong so he blew out the
lights in his compartment and locked the
doors, and the express messenger did the
came thing. The three robbers were armed
with a Winchester rifle and n couple OF
pistols each. They ordered the doors
opened and fred several shots through
the windows. They then used piclSax,
and johnson fired one shot through the
window, which was answered by volley.
Finding resistance useless, and the lives OF
the engineer and fireman at stake, the ex-
press messenger opened his doors, when
light was struck and a search by the rob
bers began. johnson does not know nc
curately, but thinks the robbers must have
}gotten $1,000. A good deal of Louisiana
Pottery money went up in small denomina-
lions. The leader OF the robbers
WAS much agitated, and the mail
clerk told him he was more scared
than he (Johnson) was. johnson
says lac would know one OF the men any
where. The leader weighs 200 pounds,
and is a thick, heavy-set man, very rough,
big hands and feet and blue eyes. The
conductor opened the door and was fred
on. There was panic among the passen-
|gen, who seemed paralyzed with fear.
After cutting the express car, they entered
the mail car. johnson expostulated that
that was Uncle Sans dominion, and that
they already had a good deal OF booty, and
4 II they disturbed the mails II would 90
harder with them. One replied, THAT is
80, and that they would not touch the
mails.
Great excitement prevails in the region
Of the robbery and men are securing the
woods everywhere. Officials at Lcwisyillc,
as soon as notified, went out with q posse,
but haven't learned the extent OF robbing
passengers.
After the robbery officers were soon on
the ground and two Of them had a run
ming fight with the robbers for about
mile and half. One robbcr lost his hat
and cartridge box. Another was wounded,
MS shown by blood along the trail. All
parties were mounted, and 50 far the rob.
bcr have escaped, although their capture
Ia hourly expected. Officers are securing
the country in every direction. The pas
scngcrs were not molested.
Later developments show that no at
tempt was made TO rob the passenger
coaches. At 2o'clock this morning one
pursuing party came mp with fug,iyes, be-
lieyed 10 DO the robbers, and a running
fight followed, the posse firing guns and
pistols, 10 which there was an occasional
reply Late tonight no captures had been
made, but officers were pursuing the rob.
bes with bloodhounds, confident Of their
carly capture.